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: :This is truly sad news,like many others here i did not know Derek personally,but was a reciepient of his kindness and knowledge on a number of occassions. As Chuck has mentioned,Derek was always offering his help to others,was a modest likeable fella,with a wealth of knowledge that will be soarly missed.
My heartfelt sympathties go out to his family at this saddest of times.

I am very sad to share this, but the creator of
: this wonderful website and set of forums,
: Derek Ziglar, died from a self-inflicted
: gunshot wound to the head on Saturday, May
: 29, 2005 (confirmed by the New Mexico
: Suicide Survivors Support Group at
: 800-432-5239). Derek is survived by Ms.
: Stella Ziglar and by both parents, Mr. and
: Mrs. Jim and Martha Ziglar, of Atlanta,
: Georgia.

: Our heartfelt sympathies and prayers go out to
: Derek’s wife, Stella, his mother and father,
: Jim and Martha, to the rest of his family,
: and to his many friends, admirers and
: supporters in Santa Fe, New Mexico and
: Atlanta, Georgia, as well as around the
: country and world.

: In addition to his deep love and thoughtfulness
: for his family and friends, Derek gave
: himself freely and caringly to anyone in
: need of help with any of his many areas of
: expertise. Derek genuinely loved to help
: people. His great intellect, wit and
: thoughtfulness will be sorely missed – Derek
: will be missed. He truly made a difference.

: A Google search on “Derek Ziglar” plus “Santa
: Fe” and then on “New Mexico” offers a number
: of posts Derek made in the last year on
: various political and social topics. A
: search on “Derek Ziglar” plus “chronograph”
: yields many links to his posts on his
: passion for chronographic watches.
: Similarly, a search on “Derek Ziglar” plus
: “Atlanta” yields older links from his years
: in Atlanta, Georgia.

: The Ziglar’s address in Santa Fe: Mr. Derek
: Ziglar
: 301 State Road 503
: Santa Fe, NM 87506
: Tele: 505-670-1019

: Derek’s consulting business website:
: www.dziglar.com

: Derek’s website for chronographic watch
: information: zOwie: Ziglar Omega Watch
: Information Exchange: www.chronocentric.com

: Information on the history of Derek’s
: chronocentric.com site is at:
: http://www.chronocentric.com/contents/about.shtml

: The Forums for Derek’s chronocentric.com
: website are at: Omega
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/omega/
: Heuer
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/heuer/
: ChronoTrader
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/
: Counterfeits
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/

: Information on Derek’s consulting business
: through the New Mexico Internet
: Professionals Association is available at:
: www.internetservices.org/dos4_Record_1.asp?intOrgID=503

: A “thank you” to Derek for co-creating the
: onthedash.com website:
: www.onthedash.com/thanks.shtml

: Derek was cremated. The service was Saturday,
: June 4, at: Berardinelli Family Funeral
: Service
: 1399 Luisa Street
: Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
: 505-984-8600
: www.berardinellifuneralhome.com

: We’ll really miss you, Derek.

: I am so sorry.